The US Department of Justice filed a lawsuit for the confiscation of "Vekselberg's property" for $ 75 million US

Attorney's Officenamed the businessman as the beneficiary of six luxury properties, which are valued at $75 million.The Ministry of Justice filed a lawsuit for the confiscation of this propertyVictor VekselbergViktor VekselbergVictor VekselbergViktor VekselbergViktor Vekselberg

The US authorities filed a lawsuit for the confiscation of six properties, the beneficiary of which the US Department of Justice calls the Russian businessman Viktor Vekselberg, the value of the property is estimated at $75 million.

“The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York has filed a civil action to forfeit six [Vekselberg] properties located in New York, New York; Southampton, New York; and Fisher Island, Florida, worth about $75 million.

According to the US Department of Justice, the property was acquired from 2008 to 2017. The case is being investigated by the FBI and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

RBC sent a request to a representative of Vekselberg

The United States accused the Russian of helping Viktor Vekselberg circumvent sanctions Politics

Vekselberg was included in the list of Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) of the Ministry of Finance in 2018, which involves the blocking of assets and isolation from the dollar system. Then the authorities decided that he was benefiting from the "consequences of destabilizing activities" of the Russian authorities. In March, the US Treasury expanded restrictions against the businessman. Forbes currently estimates Vekselberg's fortune at $6.9 billion.

In April, the US Department of Justice announced the arrest of the Tango yacht in Spain at the request of the American side. According to the department, it is owned by the founder of the Renova group, Vekselberg. Tango, according to the arrest warrant, was “subject to forfeiture” based on violations of US money laundering, banking fraud and sanctions violations. According to the Ministry of Justice, the businessman used shell companies to cover up transactions related to the ship.

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